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> I've worked for companies where they took money meant for one thing, and used it for something else. "Can you record your hours on this project under this dif
by gumby 3y ago
> I've worked for companies where they took money meant for one thing, and used it for something else. "Can you record your hours on this project under this different expense code?" This stops them from going over budget and having to explain to the client, but takes the money from another project of that client instead.
Seems like a whistleblower could put a stop to this, and get a hefty reward as well. It's a felony.
The same thing happens in the private sector (law firms, management consultants, etc) but there's little control over that.
- meetingthrower 3y agoYes but most of the time in these things the hours billed are internal cost controls, not billed straight through to client. Eg, it's a fixed price contract. But sometimes you have to work more or less so you horsetrade between projects. Agree with you if billing time through, but usually this is pretty strictly tracked. (source: was a consulting partner)
- sverhagen 3y agoA lot of companies make you track hours to distinguish capital expenses from operational ones, I assume for a different tax treatment, which I don't think has only internal implications.
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